Contingent theory In 86 days since the proclamation of the Interim Constitution (IC), the cabinet on Tuesday decided to introduce in the 329-member parliament a nine-point second amendment to the constitution. Among the most prominent are provisions under which the... 11 Apr, 2007
Panel passes draft House regulations Kathmandu, February 7:A committee formed under the coordination of MP Purna Bahadur Khadka today unanimously passed the draft regulations of the Legislature-Parliament without incorporating six different principle issues, including whether to have the... Travel 08 Feb, 2007
Regulation panel fails to reach consensus Kathmandu, February 6:A parliamentary committee formed to draft the Regulations of the legislature-parliament could not reach to a consensus today on the issue of whether or not to have provision of the opposition leader.The meeting of the committee,... Travel 07 Feb, 2007
BIZ BRIEFS Dr Sharma off to IndiaKATHMANDU: Dr Shankar P Sharma, former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) left for India today to present a paper entitled ‘Peace and Nation Building in Nepal’ at an international conference organised by... 03 Nov, 2006
IN BRIEF Journos form bodyKATHMANDU: A group of journalists reporting tourism on Wednesday formed an association, Nepal Travel Media Association (NTMA) under the chairmanship of Hari Raj Joshi. ‘The association aims to contribute to the development and... Horoscopes 02 Nov, 2006
Coalition forces buy local in Afghanistan Kabul, October 27:For the first time since deploying here five years ago, the US-led coalition is drinking Afgha-nistan’s water.Since the international force arrived in 2001 to topple the Taliban, its thousands of mainly US soldiers have been... 27 Oct, 2006
Indian phone market lures foreign firms Mumbai, March 12:Faced with stagnating growth in their home countries, foreign telecom firms are courting Indian companies like never before to get a bigger slice of the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market.In a clear sign of the times,... 12 Mar, 2006
India lures media moguls London, January 15:Faced with slowing sales and dipping profits, foreign media houses are increasingly eyeing India, one of the most attractive markets globally, thanks to a robust economy and easing of stiff investment rules.India’s thriving media... 16 Jan, 2006
UN bodies survive US funding threats The US, a major fund provider of the United Nations and its myriad agencies, has a longstanding notoriety for exercising its financial clout to threaten UN bodies refusing to play ball with Washington.Back in 1984, it withdrew from the Paris-based UN... 10 Jan, 2006
WTO TRADE TALKS: Farm subsidy to steal focus Geneva, October 19:Ministers from top trade powers will gather on Wednesday to try to narrow differences on US and European Union farm tariffs and subsidies, the main sticking point in World Trade Organisation talks that aim to reach a wide-ranging... 19 Oct, 2005
Jharkhand legislator goes underground Himalayan News ServiceRanchi, March 6:A Jharkhand legislator allied to the Forward Bloc has become incommunicado amid speculation he might prop up the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming trust vote in the assembly. Although the Forward... Women 06 Mar, 2005
Gulf Air carries six million passengers Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 14Gulf Air has been able to carry over six million revenue passengers in 2003, which is the highest number ever carried in a single year by the airlines. The airlines received one of the best possible indicators... 15 Jan, 2004
